If you are looking for an autumnal warmer, this seasonal Halloween pumpkin soup is the perfect choice. Make the most of autumn’s most renowned veg and create a hearty, wholesome soup in no time!

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This recipe for Halloween pumpkin soup is adapted from a recipe in Seriously Spooky Fun by Marion Haslam. It is a great way of using up the leftover insides of your pumpkin once you have had fun carving it up!

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Halloween Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 900g (2lb) pumpkin, diced
• 1 large apple, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 stick of celery, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 25g / 1 oz butter
• 1.2 l (2 pts) chicken or veg stock
• Dash of Tabasco
• 1 bay leaf
• Few thyme leaves
• 150ml / 5fl oz low fat creme fraiche
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• Salt & pepper
• Chives or parsley chopped

Method:

1. Add butter to a saucepan and saute the vegetables and garlic for a few minutes. Add the pumpkin, apple, stock, tabasco, bay leaf and thyme.
2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
3. Remove the bay leaf and puree the soup in a blender or with hand blender until smooth.
4. Stir in most of the creme fraiche and season with the nutmeg, salt & pepper.
5. Use a spoon to swirl in some creme fraiche and sprinkling of chopped chives or parsley.

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